California
New privacy bill threatens jail time for tech executives that abuse user data
The act would force tech companies to include a “one-click solution” for users to opt-out of their tracking and targeted ads programs.
California wants to ban deepfakes within 60 days of an election
Many who support the legislation talk about the danger deepfakes present to celebrities and politicians who might be discredited.
Contradicting their recent history, Facebook VP Nick Clegg says they don’t want to police the internet
That will come as a surprise to many who have had their pages or accounts suspended or banned.
Martial arts gym owners face online mob review bombing for posting joke meme
The internet, being the internet, didn’t need anything else to a start a crusade.
Tech giants tried but failed to prevent California Consumer Privacy Act
Only five amendments went through and none of them managed to compromise its goal or introduce loopholes that could be exploited in a future by tech giants.
California Attorney General hasn’t joined other states in antitrust probe of Google, his eighth largest donor
Politicians have been condemning Becerra’s lack of participation in the investigation of Google.
In federal court, Google stands by putting over 100 PragerU videos in restricted mode
PragerU argues that the tech giant had placed their videos under restricted mode simply because they promoted conservative ideas and that their video content is neither vulgar nor obscene.
Apple apologizes for sending Siri recordings to contractors but will continue listening to them in house
Apple is making the changes after being criticized for this privacy-invasive practice.
California senator wants video of him being shoved scrubbed from the internet
Facebook says the video doesn’t violate its rules.
Local cities and police want Amazon to share data of who has a Ring surveillance device
According to Ring, the information was shared to help the city block people from using a discount code twice.
Apple sued for violating California privacy laws, recording Siri conversations without consent
Concerns are growing that virtual assistants like Siri can be used to spy on users.
8chan owner Jim Watkins called to testify before congress
This follows multiple media reports alleging that the El Paso shooter posted a manifesto to 8chan.